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Beaver Local Middle School

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Beaver Local Middle School ranks 267 th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

267^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 74% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Beaver Local Middle School is a public middle school located in East Liverpool, Ohio, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 548 students. The school is part of the Beaver Local District, which is ranked 249 out of 828 school districts in Ohio and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Beaver Local Middle School consistently outperforms the state average in Ohio State Tests across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 78% of 5th graders and 80.9% of 8th graders proficient or better in Science, compared to the state averages of 63.4% and 63%, respectively. The school also excels in Mathematics, with 79.5% of 5th graders, 59.5% of 6th graders, 63.6% of 7th graders, and 78.9% of 8th graders proficient or better, compared to the state averages. In English Language Arts, the school's performance is also strong, with higher proficiency rates than the state averages across all grade levels.

Beaver Local Middle School's performance for certain student subgroups is particularly noteworthy. The school ranks in the top 5% of Ohio middle schools for Low Socio-Economic Status students and in the top 20% for Special Education students. While the school's overall academic performance is impressive, its performance for Gifted and Talented students is not as strong, ranking in the top 40% of Ohio middle schools. Compared to nearby schools, such as South Range Middle School and Crestview Middle School, which are also highly ranked, Beaver Local Middle School outperforms many of them in academic metrics. However, some nearby schools, such as East Palestine Middle School and East Liverpool Junior High, struggle with lower academic performance compared to Beaver Local Middle School.

558

Students ?

19.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,998

Per pupil spending ?

42%

Free/discounted lunch ?

46088 Bell School Rd
East Liverpool, OH 43920-8788

(330) 386-8700

District: Beaver Local

Students who attend Beaver Local Middle School usually attend:

High:

Beaver Local High School

Feeder schools for Beaver Local Middle School:

Elementary:

Beaver Local Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

97.1%

Two or more races:

2.0%

Hispanic:

0.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 83rd percentile in 2024 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (74% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Above the Ohio median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 83rd-percentile peak (2024) to 74th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg72%

Ohio avg57%

267^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

249^th of 828Beaver Local among Ohio districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	74.6	267 of 1036	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	81.2	176 of 1046	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	80.7	179 of 1048	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	79.9	185 of 1017	81.8%	★★★★☆
2021	79.0	191 of 1037	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	78.0	212 of 1050	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	73.3	262 of 1010	74.1%	★★★★☆
2017	69.4	345 of 1038	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	71.1	322 of 1050	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.1	437 of 1035	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	69.0	372 of 1008	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.5	406 of 1001	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.8	450 of 989	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	71.0	316 of 925	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.8	353 of 895	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.5	408 of 858	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.2	499 of 835	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	42.7	598 of 837	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.8	581 of 732	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	34.8	538 of 692	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	20.6	344 of 400	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	49.7	217 of 565	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.9	140 of 576	75.7%	★★★★☆
2019	55.2	233 of 658	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.1	107 of 643	83.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	77.8	203 of 938	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	175 of 942	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	218 of 943	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	76.7	201 of 925	78.3%	★★★★☆
2021	76.2	198 of 910	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	77.1	215 of 917	76.6%	★★★★☆
2018	69.2	273 of 897	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	62.1	85 of 196	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.7	69 of 173	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.2	102 of 521	80.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	73.3	228 of 983	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	85.8	67 of 989	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	86.2	59 of 974	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	87.9	53 of 947	94.4%	★★★★★
2021	84.9	81 of 923	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	84.5	58 of 945	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	79.5	123 of 924	86.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	68.9	305 of 954	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	81.0	158 of 958	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	83.5	126 of 963	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	80.1	158 of 946	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	77.7	177 of 924	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	78.3	180 of 933	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	72.1	232 of 916	74.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	247 of 572	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.4	118 of 563	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	62.1	137 of 590	76.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	61.5	312 of 777	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.9	201 of 795	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	72.6	206 of 805	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	69.7	230 of 809	71.6%	★★★★☆
2021	68.2	236 of 781	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.4	237 of 796	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	61.1	300 of 781	61.6%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)78th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)68th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)62nd percentile-20 vs school

White (2025)60th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2025)57th percentile-17 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)57th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+41 vs state

Science79%+16 vs state

Mathematics70%+19 vs state

English Language Arts68%+9 vs state

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Schools Near Beaver Local Middle School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)				Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)				Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Beaver Local Middle School	Public	5-8	46088 Bell School Rd	East Liverpool	43920	Columbiana County	Beaver Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 386-8700	558	28	19.9		542 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	74.6	267^th of 1036 public middle schools	74.2%		81.2	176^th of 1046 public middle schools	83.2%	91	78.0	80.9	79.5	59.5	63.6	78.9	81.1	56.3	70.6	66.0	100.0	$9,998
Westgate Middle School	Public	5-6	810 W 8th St	East Liverpool	43920	Columbiana County	East Liverpool City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 386-8765	285	20	14.2		231 (81.1%)	13 (4.6%)	9 (3.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (10.9%)								(n/a)	51.8		28.7	37.5			47.1	38.5				$10,735
East Liverpool Junior High	Public	7-8	100 Maine Blvd	East Liverpool	43920	Columbiana County	East Liverpool City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 386-8750	296	18	16.4		238 (80.4%)	18 (6.1%)	7 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (10.5%)	37.1	676^th of 1036 public middle schools	34.7%		41.9	643^rd of 1046 public middle schools	38.5%	33		60.5			35.8	36.8			42.0	40.8	100.0	$9,467
Crestview Middle School	Public	5-8	44100 Crestview Rd Ste C	Columbiana	44408	Columbiana County	Crestview Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 482-4648	367	23	15.9	40.9%	359 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	72.9	288^th of 1036 public middle schools	72.2%		73.6	278^th of 1046 public middle schools	73.4%	10	86.9	65.3	68.7	63.6	69.0	53.4	82.1	65.5	78.4	66.3		$11,855
East Palestine Middle School	Public	5-8	320 W Grant St	East Palestine	44413	Columbiana County	East Palestine City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 426-9451	265	17	15.5		245 (92.5%)	2 (0.8%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	35.5	686^th of 1036 public middle schools	33.8%		33.9	704^th of 1046 public middle schools	32.7%	18	61.5	46.2	72.3	58.9	32.8	21.9	70.8	47.3	40.3	38.5	60.0	$11,530
South Side Middle School	Public	5-8	720 Columbiana Waterford Rd	Columbiana	44408	Columbiana County	Columbiana Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 482-5354	289	13	22.2	40.8%	268 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	85.2	112^th of 1036 public middle schools	89.2%		88.3	77^th of 1046 public middle schools	92.6%	35	93.8	76.0	98.4	80.0	81.7	62.3	90.6	78.7	84.3	77.3	100.0	$11,652
Southeast Elementary School	Public	5-6	2200 Merle Rd	Salem	44460	Columbiana County	Salem City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 332-8925	276	13	21.2		232 (84.1%)	3 (1.1%)	23 (8.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.8%)								(n/a)	64.7		51.9	65.9			64.7	59.8				$9,627
Springfield Intermediate Middle School	Public	5-8	11333 Youngstown Pittsburgh Rd	New Middletown	44442	Mahoning County	Springfield Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 542-3624	268	19	14.1		259 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	82.4	150^th of 1036 public middle schools	85.5%		84.8	128^th of 1046 public middle schools	87.8%	22	85.4	81.9	76.8	74.1	63.5	59.6	90.2	85.5	74.5	86.1	100.0	$13,460
Salem Junior High School	Public	7-8	1200 E 6th St	Salem	44460	Columbiana County	Salem City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 332-8914	323	15	21.5		261 (80.8%)	2 (0.6%)	43 (13.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.6%)	53.7	523^rd of 1036 public middle schools	49.5%		57.5	504^th of 1046 public middle schools	51.8%	19		61.8			50.7	41.2			62.5	52.7	92.1	$9,792
South Range Middle School	Public	5-8	11300 Columbiana Canfield Rd	Canfield	44406	Mahoning County	South Range Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 549-4071	397	21	18.9	26.7%	384 (96.7%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	85.5	102^nd of 1036 public middle schools	90.2%		89	70^th of 1046 public middle schools	93.3%	32	91.7	81.1	95.8	67.1	85.7	79.8	93.8	73.3	79.8	76.7	100.0	$10,397

Frequently Asked Questions about Beaver Local Middle School

Is Beaver Local Middle School a good school?

Beaver Local Middle School ranks 267^th of 1036 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Beaver Local Middle School in?

Beaver Local

What high school do graduates of Beaver Local Middle School attend?

Students who attend Beaver Local Middle School usually go on to attend Beaver Local High School

What is the racial makeup of Beaver Local Middle School?

Students at Beaver Local Middle School are 97% White, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Beaver Local Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 558 students attended Beaver Local Middle School.

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